Macbeth Essay Most couples within a marriage rely on the trust and decisions of one another, however, the potential for the marriage to deteriorate increases when one spouse makes a bad choice. This is evident in the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare where Macbeth and Lady Macbeth control one another at multiple times. Despite this, both husband and wife make deadly decisions that eventually destroy their lives. During the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth chides her husband’s manhood to influence him into action. Macbeth then regains power when his prophecy of becoming king comes true. In the end, Lady Macbeth regains power over her husband as he is consumed by guilt and begins to question the decisions he makes. Lady Macbeth’s
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Macbeth’s power starts when his first prophecy of becoming King comes true. “Adieu, / Lest our old robes sit easier than our new.” (II. v. 39-40) Now that Macbeth has become king, it gives him the confidence that he is capable of doing anything, since he is the man in power. With Macbeth King, he will do anything to keep his title. “Whose execution takes your enemy off, / Grapples you to the heart and love of us” (III. i. 107-108). Macbeth is threatened by the idea of someone else taking over his role as king so he hires murderers. Moreover, Macbeth fears Banquo which influences him be ruthless, thus he kills him and attempts to kill his son. “Fly, good Fleance, Fly, Fly, Fly! / Thou mayst revenge-O slave!” (III. iii. 20-21) Macbeth can now be portrayed as a man because of his cruel actions. He can now control his own life and not have Lady Macbeth try to manipulate him into making his decisions. Finally, Macbeth rules as a tyrant and ends up killing Lady Macduff and her son. “He has kill’d me, mother. / Run away, I pray you!” (IV. ii. 83-84) Macbeth from this, now reigns as the dominant figure in the relationship. As the roles in the relationship have switched Macbeth can now be seen as evil and ruthless. However, in the end it is Lady Macbeth who is the man of the relationship as her husband, Macbeth, begins questioning his decisions, resulting in him feeling …show more content…
Macbeth is remorseful by murdering Duncan right after he found the courage to kill him. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean was this blood / Clean from my hand? No: this my hand will rather / The multitudinous seas incarnadine, / Making the green one red.” (II. ii. 63-66) Macbeth, after finally doing what his wife ordered him to do, immediately feels guilt for what he has done and cannot take the pressure of him having killed someone. Furthermore, Macbeth begins to feel guilty and sees the ghost of Banquo. “The tables full.” (III. iv. 46) Macbeth starts to lose his awareness and thinks the table during the banquet is now occupied by his best friend, Banquo, he just killed. Additionally, during the end of the play Macbeth really struggles with the way he will die. He could either choose suicide, or go down fighting Duncan’s son. “I will not yield / To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet / And to be baited with the rabbles curse.” (V. viii. 27-29) Macbeth questions his sanity which leads to the decision of him contemplating to choose suicide or to fight Malcolm. Finally, even though Lady Macbeth seems to be also weak towards the end of the play, she still reassures Macbeth that he has nothing to fear. “Wash your hands, put on your night-gown, look not so / pale. I tell you yet again, Banquo’s buried; he cannot / come out on’s grave. (V. i. 54-56) Lady Macbeth shows
Macbeth’s power starts when his first prophecy of becoming King comes true. “Adieu, / Lest our old robes sit easier than our new.” (II. v. 39-40) Now that Macbeth has become king, it gives him the confidence that he is capable of doing anything, since he is the man in power. With Macbeth King, he will do anything to keep his title. “Whose execution takes your enemy off, / Grapples you to the heart and love of us” (III. i. 107-108). Macbeth is threatened by the idea of someone else taking over his role as king so he hires murderers. Moreover, Macbeth fears Banquo which influences him be ruthless, thus he kills him and attempts to kill his son. “Fly, good Fleance, Fly, Fly, Fly! / Thou mayst revenge-O slave!” (III. iii. 20-21) Macbeth can now be portrayed as a man because of his cruel actions. He can now control his own life and not have Lady Macbeth try to manipulate him into making his decisions. Finally, Macbeth rules as a tyrant and ends up killing Lady Macduff and her son. “He has kill’d me, mother. / Run away, I pray you!” (IV. ii. 83-84) Macbeth from this, now reigns as the dominant figure in the relationship. As the roles in the relationship have switched Macbeth can now be seen as evil and ruthless. However, in the end it is Lady Macbeth who is the man of the relationship as her husband, Macbeth, begins questioning his decisions, resulting in him feeling …show more content…
Macbeth is remorseful by murdering Duncan right after he found the courage to kill him. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean was this blood / Clean from my hand? No: this my hand will rather / The multitudinous seas incarnadine, / Making the green one red.” (II. ii. 63-66) Macbeth, after finally doing what his wife ordered him to do, immediately feels guilt for what he has done and cannot take the pressure of him having killed someone. Furthermore, Macbeth begins to feel guilty and sees the ghost of Banquo. “The tables full.” (III. iv. 46) Macbeth starts to lose his awareness and thinks the table during the banquet is now occupied by his best friend, Banquo, he just killed. Additionally, during the end of the play Macbeth really struggles with the way he will die. He could either choose suicide, or go down fighting Duncan’s son. “I will not yield / To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet / And to be baited with the rabbles curse.” (V. viii. 27-29) Macbeth questions his sanity which leads to the decision of him contemplating to choose suicide or to fight Malcolm. Finally, even though Lady Macbeth seems to be also weak towards the end of the play, she still reassures Macbeth that he has nothing to fear. “Wash your hands, put on your night-gown, look not so / pale. I tell you yet again, Banquo’s buried; he cannot / come out on’s grave. (V. i. 54-56) Lady Macbeth shows